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May 1, 2008
"The capacity for delight is the gift of paying attention."
—Julia Cameron
Born in the US to immigrant parents from China, Amy Tan rejected her mother's expectations that she become a doctor and concert pianist. She chose to write fiction instead. Her much-loved, best-selling novels have been translated into 35 languages. In this TED talk Tan digs deep into the creative process, journeying through her childhood and family history and into the worlds of physics and chance, looking for hints of where her own creativity comes from.
Reflect on what brings out your own creativity and devote some time this week to that.